Christian Bjørnskov

Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business

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Fuglesangs Allé 4

Aarhus V, DK-8210

Denmark

Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN)

Box 55665

Grevgatan 34, 2nd floor

Stockholm, SE-102 15

Sweden

Center for Political Studies

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Copenhagen K, DK-1301

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Institute for Corruption Studies

Stevenson Hall 425

Normal, IL 61790-4200

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1.

Did Lockdown Work? An Economist’s Cross-Country Comparison

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 06 Aug 2020
Christian Bjørnskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Epidemic, Covid 19, policy responses

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16 Possible Factors for Sweden’s High COVID Death Rate among the Nordics

GMU Working Paper in Economics No. 20-27
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 31 Aug 2020
Daniel B. Klein, Joakim Book and Christian Bjørnskov
George Mason University - Department of Economics, American Institute for Economic Research and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Coronavirus, pandemic, lockdown, elderly care, nursing home

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Types of Foreign Aid

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 23 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 23 Jan 2014
Christian Bjørnskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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foreign aid, dimensionality, development, economic growth

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Social Trust and Economic Growth

Forthcoming, Oxford Handbook of Social and Political Trust, (Eric M. Uslaner, ed.) ISBN: 9780190274801
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 28 Jan 2017
Christian Bjørnskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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O10, N40, Z13

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The Bigger the Better? Evidence of the Effect of Government Size on Life Satisfaction Around the World

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 02 Nov 2005
Christian Bjørnskov, Axel Dreher and Justina A. V. Fischer
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business, Heidelberg University and Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)
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Life satisfaction, Government

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How Does Social Trust Affect Economic Growth?

Aarhus Economics Working Paper No. 06-2
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 09 May 2006 Last Revised: 07 Aug 2014
Christian Bjørnskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Growth, Trust, Transmission mechanisms

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The Determinants of Trust

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 09 May 2006
Christian Bjørnskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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trust, social capital, institutions, inequality

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Politics and Privatization in Central and Eastern Europe: A Panel Data Analysis

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 27 Dec 2008 Last Revised: 02 May 2010
Christian Bjørnskov and Niklas Potrafke
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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Central and Eastern Europe, Ideology, Privatization, Panel Data

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Regime Types and Regime Change: A New Dataset

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 28 Aug 2018
Christian Bjørnskov and Martin Rode
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and University of Navarra
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Political Regimes, Regime Transitions, Measurement, Colonialism

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Economic Freedom and Entrepreneurial Activity: Some Cross-Country Evidence

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 26 Apr 2007
Christian Bjørnskov and Nicolai J. Foss
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and Copenhagen Business School - Department of Strategy and Innovation
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Economic freedom, entrepreneurship, cross-country variation

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Institutions, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Growth: What Do We Know? And What Do We Still Need to Know?

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 13 Jan 2016
Christian Bjørnskov and Nicolai J. Foss
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and Copenhagen Business School - Department of Strategy and Innovation
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Entrepreneurship, judgment, the theory of the firm, institutional economics

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... and the Pursuit of Happiness - Wellbeing and the Role of Government

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Readings 64, GMU Working Paper in Economics No. 12-25
Number of pages: 127 Posted: 25 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 06 Nov 2024
Christian Bjørnskov, Peter J. Boettke, Peter J. Boettke, Philip Booth, Christopher J. Coyne, Marc De Vos, Paul Ormerod, Daniel W. Sacks, Pedro Schwartz, J. R. Shackleton, J. R. Shackleton, Chris Snowdon, Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business, George Mason University - Department of EconomicsMercatus Center at George Mason University, City University London - The Business School, George Mason University - Department of Economics, Macquarie Law School, Volterra Consulting, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Business Economics & Public Policy, Universidad Camilo Jose Cela, Westminster Business SchoolInstitute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Independent, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Economics
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happiness economics, wellbeing, government spending, economic theory

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Inequality and Happiness: When Perceived Social Mobility and Economic Reality Do Not Match

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Inequality and Happiness: When Perceived Social Mobility and Economic Reality Do Not Match

CEIS Working Paper No. 173
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 08 Nov 2010
Christian Bjørnskov, Axel Dreher, Justina A. V. Fischer and Jan Schnellenbach
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business, Heidelberg University, Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Institute for Economics, Chair for Microeconomics
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Happiness, Life Satisfaction, Subjective Well-Being, Inequality, Income Distribution, Redistribution, Political Ideology, Justice, Fairness, World Values Survey

Inequality and Happiness: When Perceived Social Mobility and Economic Reality do not Match

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3216
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 25 Oct 2010
Christian Bjørnskov, Axel Dreher, Justina A. V. Fischer and Jan Schnellenbach
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business, Heidelberg University, Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Institute for Economics, Chair for Microeconomics
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happiness, life satisfaction, subjective well-being, inequality, income distribution, redistribution, political ideology, justice, fairness, World Values Survey

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The Determinants of Emergency Constitutions

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 02 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 21 Jun 2016
Christian Bjørnskov and Stefan Voigt
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics
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constitutional emergency provisions, state of emergency, état de siege, regime transformation

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You Don’t Always Get What You’d Expect - On Some Unexpected Effects of Constitutional Emergency Provisions

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 18 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 09 Jun 2020
Christian Bjørnskov and Stefan Voigt
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics
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constitutional emergency provisions, state of emergency, état de siege, regime transformation, positive constitutional economics

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Do Economic Freedom and Entrepreneurship Impact Total Factor Productivity?

SMG Working Paper No. 8/2010
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 29 Sep 2010
Christian Bjørnskov and Nicolai J. Foss
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and Copenhagen Business School - Department of Strategy and Innovation
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Total factor productivity, freedom variables, self-employment

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The Political Economy of Trust

Forthcoming in Oxford Handbook of Public Choice (Roger Congleton, Bernard Grofman and Stefan Voigt, eds.)
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 12 Apr 2017
Christian Bjørnskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Does Religiosity Promote or Discourage Social Trust? Evidence from Cross-Country and Cross-State Comparisons

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 26 Sep 2009 Last Revised: 13 Nov 2009
Niclas Berggren and Christian Bjørnskov
Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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trust, religiosity, religion, social capital

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On Gender Inequality and Life Satisfaction: Does Discrimination Matter?

University of St. Gallen, Economics Discussion Paper No. 2007-07
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 23 Apr 2007
Justina A. V. Fischer, Christian Bjørnskov and Axel Dreher
Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and Heidelberg University
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Gender gap, happiness, well-being, discrimination, life satisfaction

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On the Relation between Income Inequality and Happiness: Do Fairness Perceptions Matter?

CEGE Discussions Paper No. 91
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 10 Jan 2010
Christian Bjørnskov, Axel Dreher, Justina A. V. Fischer and Jan Schnellenbach
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business, Heidelberg University, Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Institute for Economics, Chair for Microeconomics
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Happiness, life satisfaction, subjective well-being, inequality, income distribution, redistribution, political ideology, justice, fairness, World Values Survey

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Combating Corruption: On the Interplay between Institutional Quality and Social Trust

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 29 Apr 2008
Christian Bjørnskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Corruption, Rent-seeking, Social trust

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Is Social Capital a Good Concept?

Midwest Political Science Association 67th Annual National Conference, Chicago, April 22-25, 2010
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 21 Apr 2010
Christian Bjørnskov and Kim Mannemar Sønderskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and Aarhus University - Department of Political Science
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Social Capital, Principal Components Analysis, Concept Formation

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Historical Correlates of Social Trust

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 25 Apr 2011
Christian Bjørnskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Z13, P16, N43

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Economic Growth and Institutional Reform in Modern Monarchies and Republics: A Historical Cross-Country Perspective 1820-2000

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 02 Apr 2008
Christian Bjørnskov and Peter Kurrild-Klitgaard
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and University of Copenhagen
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Growth, Institutions, Reform, Monarchy

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Why Do Governments Call a State of Emergency? – On the Determinants of Using Emergency Constitutions

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 19 Jun 2017
Christian Bjørnskov and Stefan Voigt
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics
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State of Emergency, Emergency Constitutions, Natural Disasters, Power-Maximizing Politicians

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Do Social Rights Affect Social Outcomes?

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 10 Sep 2013
Christian Bjørnskov and Jacob Mchangama
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and The Freedom Rights Project - Center for Political Studies
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human rights, human development, constitutional political economy

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The Architecture of Emergency Constitutions

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 22 Jun 2016
Christian Bjørnskov and Stefan Voigt
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics
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constitutional emergency provisions, state of emergency, état de siege, regime transformation

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Cross-Country Determinants of Life Satisfaction: Exploring Different Determinants Across Groups in Society

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Cross-Country Determinants of Life Satisfaction: Exploring Different Determinants Across Groups in Society

Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) Working Paper No. 145, STICERD, London School of Economics Working Paper No. PEPP-21
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 03 Nov 2005
Christian Bjørnskov, Axel Dreher and Justina A. V. Fischer
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business, Heidelberg University and Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)
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Life Satisfaction, Happiness, Institutions, Extreme Bounds Analysis

Cross-Country Determinants of Life Satisfaction: Exploring Different Determinants Across Groups in Society

LSE STICERD Research Paper No. PEPP21
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 11 Jul 2008
Christian Bjørnskov, Axel Dreher and Justina A. V. Fischer
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business, Heidelberg University and Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)
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Exploiting the Poor: Bureaucratic Corruption and Poverty in Africa

Afrobarometer Working Paper No. 139
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 30 Oct 2012
Mogens K. Justesen and Christian Bjørnskov
Copenhagen Business School and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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bribery, corruption, poverty, Africa, political economy

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President’s Rule in India: State Emergency or Political Capture?

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 03 Apr 2024
Shruti Rajagopalan, Abishek Choutagunta, Stefan Voigt and Christian Bjørnskov
Classical Liberal Institute, NYU School of Law, University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics, University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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constitutional emergency provisions, state of emergency, regime transformation; political capture, design of federal institutions; president’s rule, Article 356

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What Buys Happiness? Analyzing Trends in Subjective Well-Being in 15 European Countries, 1973-2002

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1716
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 26 Aug 2005
Christian Bjørnskov, Nabanita Datta Gupta and Peder J. Pedersen
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business, Department of Economics and Business, Aarhus University and Department of Economics Aarhus University
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subjective well-being, economic factors

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Economic Growth: A Social Capital Survey

HANDBOOK OF SOCIAL CAPITAL, Gert Svendsen, Gunnar Svendsen, eds., Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, May 2007
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 26 Jun 2008
Christian Bjørnskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Social capital, Economic growth

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Differences Matter: The Effect of Coup Types on Physical Integrity Rights

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 04 Dec 2018
Christian Bjørnskov and Katharina Pfaff
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and WU Vienna - Institute for Sociology and Empirical Social Research
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Coups, repression, political economy

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An Offer You Can’t Refuse: Murdering Journalists as an Enforcement Mechanism of Corrupt Deals

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 20 Mar 2011
Christian Bjørnskov and Andreas Freytag
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena - Economics Department
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Corruption, rent-seeking, murder

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Trust, Welfare States and Income Equality: What Causes What?

IFN Working Paper No. 994
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 11 Feb 2014
Andreas Bergh and Christian Bjørnskov
Lund University - Department of EconomicsResearch Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Social trust, Inequality, Welfare State

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Economic Freedom and the CO2 Kuznets Curve

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 31 Jan 2020
Christian Bjørnskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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economic freedom, environmental performance, greenhouse gases, Kuznets Curves

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Historical Trust Levels Predict Current Welfare State Design

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 02 Dec 2009
Andreas Bergh and Christian Bjørnskov
Lund University - Department of EconomicsResearch Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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On the Determinants of Social Trust in the United States

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 12 Sep 2008
Christian Bjørnskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Social Trust, Inequality, Panel Data

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Populism and Constitutional Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 16 Dec 2018
Andrea Sáenz de Viteri and Christian Bjørnskov
University of Navarra - School of Economics and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Growth, Debt Burdens and Alleviating Effects of Foreign Aid in Least Developed Countries

Aarhus School of Business Department of Economics Working Paper No. 07-1
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 26 Jun 2007
Christina Bjerg, Christian Bjørnskov and Anne Holm
Aarhus University - School of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Economic growth, foreign aid, external debt

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Civic Honesty and Cultures of Trust

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 13 Aug 2019
Christian Bjørnskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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social trust, experiments

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Does Religiosity Promote Property Rights and the Rule of Law?

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Does Religiosity Promote Property Rights and the Rule of Law?

ICER Working Paper No. 2/2012
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 18 Sep 2012
Niclas Berggren and Christian Bjørnskov
Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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religion, religiosity, rule of law, property rights, institutions

Does Religiosity Promote Property Rights and the Rule of Law?

IFN Working Paper No. 905
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 03 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 24 Apr 2012
Niclas Berggren and Christian Bjørnskov
Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Religion, religiosity, rule of law, property rights, institutions

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Democratic Transitions and Institutional Change: What's Behind the Association?

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 24 May 2014
Christian Bjørnskov and Martin Rode
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and University of Navarra
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Political regimes, Democratization, Economic institutions, Instability

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Lockdown Effects on Sars-CoV-2 Transmission – The Evidence from Northern Jutland

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 20 Jan 2021
Kasper P Kepp and Christian Bjørnskov
Technical University of Denmark and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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COVID, policy effectiveness, lockdown

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The Spirits of Capitalism and Socialism - A Cross-Country Study of Ideology

Univ. of Aarhus Dept. of Economics Working Paper No. 2009-18
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 05 Jan 2010
Christian Bjørnskov and Martin Paldam
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business Economics
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Property rights, ideology, institutions

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Hayek-Friedman in the Press: Is There an Association between Economic Freedom and Press Freedom?

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 26 Mar 2016
Christian Bjørnskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Democracy, Economic Freedom, Press Freedom, Human Rights

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Does Religiosity Promote or Discourage Property Rights and the Rule of Law?

APSA 2011 Annual Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 01 Aug 2011 Last Revised: 04 Aug 2011
Christian Bjørnskov and Niclas Berggren
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN)
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Religion, religiosity, property rights, rule of law, legal quality, institutions

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The Growth Effects of Institutional Instability

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 17 Jun 2009
Andreas Bergh, Niclas Berggren and Christian Bjørnskov
Lund University - Department of EconomicsResearch Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Institutions, Instability, Growth, Transaction costs, Uncertainty

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Formal Institutions and Subjective Well-Being: Revisiting the Cross-Country Evidence

KOF Working Paper No. 192
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 16 Apr 2008
Christian Bjørnskov, Axel Dreher and Justina A. V. Fischer
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business, Heidelberg University and Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)
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Happiness, institutions, policy implications

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Trust and Delegation: Theory and Evidence

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 03 Mar 2014
Nurullah Gur and Christian Bjørnskov
Istanbul Commerce University and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Social trust, economic development, delegation

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Economic Freedom and Economic Crisis

IFN Working Paper No. 1056
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 26 Nov 2014 Last Revised: 24 Jan 2015
Christian Bjørnskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Crisis, economic freedom, institutions

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Economic Shocks and Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment

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Economic Shocks and Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 04 Mar 2013
Jacob Gerner Hariri, Christian Bjørnskov and Mogens K. Justesen
University of Copenhagen - Department of Political Science and Department of Economics, Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and Copenhagen Business School
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subjective well-being, economic shocks, currency devaluation, quasi-experiment

Economic Shocks and Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7209
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Jacob Gerner Hariri, Christian Bjørnskov and Mogens K. Justesen
University of Copenhagen - Department of Political Science and Department of Economics, Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and Copenhagen Business School
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Economic Theory & Research, Debt Markets, Currencies and Exchange Rates, Fiscal & Monetary Policy, Emerging Markets

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Can Bribes Buy Protection against International Competition?

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 16 Aug 2009
Christian Bjørnskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Trade Policy, Rent-seeking, Corruption

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Constitutional Property Rights Protection and Economic Growth: Evidence From the Post-Communist Transition

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 06 Feb 2012
Christian Bjørnskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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property rights, constitutional political economy, transition

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Growth, Inequality and Economic Freedom: Evidence from the US States

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 02 Nov 2015
Christian Bjørnskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Inequality, economic freedom, growth

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Does Economic Freedom Really Kill? On the Association between ‘Neoliberal’ Reform and Homicide Rates

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 30 May 2012
Christian Bjørnskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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homicide, crime, economic freedom, liberalization

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What Aspects of Society Affect the Quality of Life of a Minority? Global Evidence from the New Gay Happiness Index

Social Indicators Research, Forthcoming, IFN Working Paper No. 1101
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 23 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 08 Jul 2021
Niclas Berggren, Christian Bjørnskov and Therese Nilsson
Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN)
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Gays, homosexuality, minorities, happiness, wellbeing, life satisfaction, institutions, democracy, globalization

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Social Trust and the Growth of Schooling

Aarhus School of Business, Department of Economics Working Paper No. 07-6
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 26 Jun 2007
Christian Bjørnskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Trust, Schooling, Economic development

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This Time is Different? - On the Use of Emergency Measures During the Corona Pandemic

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 26 Oct 2020
Christian Bjørnskov and Stefan Voigt
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics
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COVID-19; constitutional emergency provisions; state of emergency

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Academic Freedom, Institutions and Productivity

IFN Working Paper No. 1405
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 24 Sep 2021
Niclas Berggren and Christian Bjørnskov
Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Institutions, academic freedom, freedom of speech, productivity, growth

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Who Likes Whom in Europe?

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 19 May 2016
Christian Bjørnskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Wellbeing, International Organization

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Constitutional Garrulity and Social Trust

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 01 Jun 2013
Christian Bjørnskov and Stefan Voigt
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics
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Constitutional political economy, social trust

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Social Trust Fosters an Ability to Help Those in Need: Jewish Refugees in the Nazi Era

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 21 Oct 2012 Last Revised: 25 Jun 2013
Christian Bjørnskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Social trust, institutional quality, path dependence

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Social Trust and Patterns of Growth

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 30 Aug 2021
Christian Bjørnskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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social trust, economic growth, economic development, institutions

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Coups, Regime Transition, and the Dynamics of Press Freedom

CESifo Working Paper No. 7198
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 31 Oct 2018
Christian Bjørnskov, Andreas Freytag and Jerg Gutmann
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena - Economics Department and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics
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coup, political instability, press freedom

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Political Ideology and Economic Freedom Across Canadian Provinces

Centre Emile Bernheim Research Institue in Management Sciences Working Paper No. 09/054
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 16 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 02 May 2010
Niklas Potrafke and Christian Bjørnskov
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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economic freedom, taxation, regulations, ideology, panel data

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Constitutional Power Concentration and Corruption: Evidence From Latin America and the Caribbean

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 23 Sep 2019
Christian Bjørnskov and Andrea Sáenz de Viteri
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and University of Navarra - School of Economics
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corruption, constitutional political economy, power concentration, ideology

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A Time to Plot, a Time to Reap: Coups, Regime Changes and Inequality

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 31 Dec 2020
Christian Bjørnskov, Bodo Knoll and Martin Rode
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business, Ruhr University of Bochum and University of Navarra
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coups, regime change, inequality, consumption

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Are Debt Repayment Incentives Undermined by Foreign Aid?

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 21 Aug 2010
Christian Bjørnskov and Philipp J. H. Schröder
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and Aarhus University - School of Business and Social Sciences
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Foreign aid, external debt, debt service, political economy

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Does Freedom of Expression Cause Less Terrorism?

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 16 Mar 2020
Lasse Eskildsen and Christian Bjørnskov
Independent and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
Downloads 130 (426,381)
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Freedom of expression, terrorism, political economy

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Unconstitutional States of Emergency

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 30 Sep 2021
Christian Bjørnskov, Stefan Voigt and Mahdi Khesali
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business, University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics
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Constitutional political economy, constitutional emergency provisions, de jure/de facto gap, emergencies, public choice

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Dealing with Disaster - Analyzing the Emergency Constitutions of the U.S. States

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 05 Jul 2017
Christian Bjørnskov and Stefan Voigt
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics
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constitutional emergency provisions, state of emergency, état de siege, regime transformation

73.

Freedom of Expression and Social Conflict

IFN Working Paper No. 1473
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 17 Oct 2023
Christian Bjørnskov and Jacob Mchangama
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and Justitia
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Freedom of expression, Freedom of speech, Freedom of the media, Civil rights, Violence, Unrest, Conflict

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How Persistent is Life Satisfaction? Evidence From European Immigration

IFN Working Paper No. 1206, 2018
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 21 Apr 2018
Niclas Berggren, Andreas Bergh, Christian Bjørnskov and Shiori Tanaka
Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Lund University - Department of EconomicsResearch Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and Tokyo Institute of Technology - Tokyo Institute of Technology, Students
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Life Satisfaction, Happiness, Life Satisfaction, Heritability, Culture, Immigration

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Do Voters Dislike Liberalizing Reforms? New Evidence Using Data on Satisfaction with Democracy

IFN Working Paper No. 1197
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 13 Feb 2018
Niclas Berggren and Christian Bjørnskov
Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Government satisfaction, reforms, crisis, public choice, voting, institutions

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Does Economic Freedom Boost Growth for Everyone?

IFN Working Paper No. 1276, 2019
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 31 Jul 2020
Andreas Bergh and Christian Bjørnskov
Lund University - Department of EconomicsResearch Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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economic freedom, liberalization, economic growth, income inequality

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Trust Us to Repay: Social Trust, Long-Term Interest Rates and Sovereign Credit Rating

IFN Working Paper No. 1039
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 15 Jan 2015
Andreas Bergh and Christian Bjørnskov
Lund University - Department of EconomicsResearch Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Trust, credit ratings, interest rates, economic reforms

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Corruption, Judicial Accountability and Inequality: Unfair Procedures May Benefit the Worst-Off

IFN Working Paper No. 1311
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 01 Jan 2020
Niclas Berggren and Christian Bjørnskov
Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Corruption, inequality, institutions, accountability, rent-seeking

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Coups, Regime Transitions, and Institutional Change

IFN Working Paper No. 1281, 2019
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 31 Jul 2020
Daniel L. Bennett, Christian Bjørnskov and Stephan Gohmann
University of Louisville, Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and University of Louisville - College of Business - Department of Economics
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Coups, Institutional Quality, Autocracy; Corruption; Judicial Constraints; Regime Transition

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Coups and Economic Crises

IFN Working Paper No. 1449
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 28 Dec 2022
Christian Bjørnskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Democracy, Autocracy, Regime Types, Crisis

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The Economics of Change and Stability in Social Trust: Evidence From (and for) Catalan Secession

IFN Working Paper No. 1301
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 14 Nov 2019
Christian Bjørnskov, Martin Rode and Miguel Ángel Borrella Mas
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business, University of Navarra and University of Navarra
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social trust, secession, social change, stability

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On the Relation between Income Inequality and Happiness: Do Fairness Perceptions Matter

KOF Working Paper No. 245, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 27 Dec 2009
Christian Bjørnskov, Axel Dreher, Justina A. V. Fischer and Jan Schnellenbach
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business, Heidelberg University, Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Institute for Economics, Chair for Microeconomics
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happiness, life satisfaction, subjective well-being, inequality, income distribution, redistribution, political ideology, justice, fairness, World Values Survey

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Does Capitalism Disfavor Women? Evidence from Life Satisfaction

IFN Working Paper No. 1471
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 18 Sep 2023
Niclas Berggren and Christian Bjørnskov
Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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economic freedom, capitalism, market economy, life satisfaction, gender, happiness

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When Does Government Ideology Matter? Evidence from Subjective Well-Being in Europe

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 06 Oct 2014
Christian Bjørnskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Governance, life satisfaction, public choice, issue ownership

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Legitimacy and the Cost of Government

IFN Working Paper No. 1045
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 01 Nov 2014
Niclas Berggren, Christian Bjørnskov and David Lipka
Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and Anglo-American University
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Legitimacy, Economic growth, Size of government, Confidence, Trust

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Do Equal Rights for a Minority Affect General Life Satisfaction?

IFN Working Paper No. 1156
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 09 Mar 2017
Niclas Berggren, Christian Bjørnskov and Therese Nilsson
Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN)
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Life satisfaction, same-sex marriage, rights, institutions, culture, immigration, tolerance, gays and lesbians, minorities, integration

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Why Do Military Dictatorships Become Presidential Democracies? Mapping the Democratic Interests of Autocratic Regimes

IFN Working Paper No. 1194
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 20 Dec 2017
Christian Bjørnskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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dictatorship, democracy, political institutions

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The Market-Promoting and Market-Preserving Role of Social Trust in Reforms of Policies and Institutions

Forthcoming in Southern Economic Journal, IFN Working Paper No. 1152
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 04 Feb 2017 Last Revised: 10 Feb 2017
Niclas Berggren and Christian Bjørnskov
Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Reforms, Liberalization, Social Trust, Ideology, Fractionalization, Coalition Government

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The Economics of International Development

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Forthcoming, NYU Stern School of Business Forthcoming
Number of pages: 116 Posted: 03 Jun 2021
Sylvie Aboa-Bradwell, Christian Bjørnskov, William Easterly and Abigail Hall-Blanco
Independent, Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business, New York University - Department of Economics and The University of Tampa - Department of Finance and Economics
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International development, economic development, foreign aid, developing countries, developing world, innovation, poverty, poverty eradication, Africa

90.

Political Institutions and Academic Freedom: Evidence from Across the World

IFN Working Paper No. 1388
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 23 May 2021
Niclas Berggren and Christian Bjørnskov
Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Academic freedom, Politics, Democracy, Institutions, Ideology

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And Yet It Grows: Crisis, Ideology, and Interventionist Policy Ratchets

IFN Working Paper No. 1135
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 10 Oct 2016
Christian Bjørnskov and Martin Rode
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and University of Navarra
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Economic Crisis, Regulation, Government Consumption, Government Ideology

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Geography, Development, and Power: Parliament Leaders and Local Economies

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 27 Dec 2021 Last Revised: 21 Mar 2023
John Cruzatti C., Christian Bjørnskov and Andrea Sáenz de Viteri
International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University, Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and University of Navarra - School of Economics
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Favoritism, Parliament Leaders, Economic development

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Foreign Aid and the Real Price of Investments

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 05 Nov 2009
Christian Bjørnskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Economic Growth in Liberal Democracies vs. Authoritarian States: (How) Does the Size of Government Matter?

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 25 Jul 2023
Christian Bjørnskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Size of government, Economic Freedom, Economic growth, Institutions

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Regulation and Government Debt

IFN Working Paper No. 1239
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 01 Nov 2018
Niclas Berggren and Christian Bjørnskov
Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Debt, Economic freedom, Regulation, Markets, Stimulus, Keynesianism

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Does the Electoral Process Cause Less Terrorism?

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 10 Jan 2023
Lasse Eskildsen and Christian Bjørnskov
Independent and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Terrorism, democracy, electoral process, public choice

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Do Blasphemy Restrictions Restrict Terrorism?

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 19 Feb 2024
Lasse Eskildsen and Christian Bjørnskov
Independent and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Blasphemy law, terrorism, conflict

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Economic Freedom and Academic Freedom across Nations

IFN Working Paper No. 1486
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 24 Apr 2024
Niclas Berggren and Christian Bjørnskov
Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Freedom, markets, rule of law, legal system, academic freedom

99.

A Century of Regime Change in Latin American and the Caribbean

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 18 Feb 2024
Andrea Sáenz de Viteri, Martin Rode and Christian Bjørnskov
Prague University of Economics and Business, University of Navarra and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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Democracy, Autocracy, Institutional Change, Latin America

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Does Legal Freedom Satisfy?

IFN Working Paper No. 1436
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 21 Sep 2022
Niclas Berggren and Christian Bjørnskov
Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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freedom, satisfaction, well-being, happiness, civil rights, rule of law

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The Growth Consequences of Socialism

IFN Working Paper No. 1499
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 30 Oct 2024
Andreas Bergh, Christian Bjørnskov and Luděk Kouba
Lund University - Department of EconomicsResearch Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and Mendel University in Brno
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Economic growth, socialism

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Government Intervention and Long-Run Growth: An Ideologically Moderated Association?

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 12 Sep 2024
Christian Bjørnskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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economic freedom, economic growth, government ideology JEL Codes: P00

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Social Trust and Fractionalization: A Possible Reinterpretation

European Sociological Review, Vol. 24, Issue 3, pp. 271-283, 2008
Posted: 05 Aug 2009
Christian Bjørnskov
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business

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